Alright, if there was ever a time to put the tag belts on Booker and Goldust, it is NOW.On Raw, there was a ton of buildup to a title win at the PPV. The segments with Booker and Goldust were great. The momentum is there. The heat is there from the crowd. IT IS THE TIME.I'm buying this damn PPV just for the possibility that Booker and Goldust will finally win the belts. That will definitely be a moment worth watching.Screw the uncharismatic Storm and Regal. The Dudleyz have had the belts a million times. Jericho and Christian have better things to do as singles stars.

Yes,so true,man I was so praying that they wouldn't switch out...they have the momentum,if they drop the ball like they have millions of other times I will slaughter the man who booked for them not to win.

AFter watching that, I see only two possibilities for these two: either they're winning the belts at Armageddon or G-Dizzy's turning on B-Tizzy. Hopefully, they'll be winning the belts because these two are too damn entertaining to break up completely.

As soon as Booker hit that "you're the only one who's looked out for me...you're my partner and my friend" line, I got a sick feeling that 'Dust was gonna turn on him as the PPV. Mind you, it's not what I want by any means, but still.....

Originally posted by Dagent913As soon as Booker hit that "you're the only one who's looked out for me...you're my partner and my friend" line, I got a sick feeling that 'Dust was gonna turn on him as the PPV. Mind you, it's not what I want by any means, but still.....

Here's hoping I'm wrong.

Actually, after the end of the match, I thought it would be Booker turning on Dustin (Booker as a heel would make no sense, but Gerwitz is writing, so who knows.) Now, I think they go with the Dustin heel turn, costing them the match and probably putting the belts on Regal and Storm.

-- Teo is going over. You know it, I know, the whole world knows it, nobody sane wants it to happen, but it will happen.-- Big Show is probably going over. They need him strong for a potential rematch with Brock, and Kurt needs a knee scope.

Thus, the WWF has booked themselves into a corner and must give Booker & Goldy the titles so that the fans can have something redeeming from this show. If they do a Goldust turn, the promotion is beyond help and we should get out while we can. Turning Goldy is the kind of thing Russo would do. Why? There's no rhyme or reason for it.

You know, Booker and Goldust are one of those teams/friendships that are just too good to be severed for a stupid partner vs. partner angle. These guys should keep their connection going for a long time.

Regal and Storm...sheesh. I've haven't seen such a boring tag team since Akeem and Big Boss Man.

they're kinda in a Catch 22 with this team. If they win the titles then Booker T misses out on a much deserved singles run where he could/should easy be a part of the main event picture.

You have Goldust turn on Booker then you break up one of if not the most entertaining double acts on either show right now. And you have the problem of editing out JR's orgasmic groans as Regal/Storm pick up the titles at Armageddon...

I've never seen JR push a team as hard as he pushes Regal/Storm. What the hell is his deal? Does he really thing they're that great? They don't even really have a gimmick except waving flags that aren't the American flag, but they certainly aren't the "UnAmericans" anymore.

I hate to say this, but I agree with Scott Keith on something. For the last few weeks, he has pointed out how hard Goldust is working. The more they kill Goldust, the harder he works. His promos get better. His matches get better.Many other wrestlers have no ability to do this. When Stone Cold was unhappy with the writing, his matches got worse and worse. Not Goldust - he just keeps kicking more and more ass.

Originally posted by Parts UnknownI've never seen JR push a team as hard as he pushes Regal/Storm. What the hell is his deal? Does he really thing they're that great? They don't even really have a gimmick except waving flags that aren't the American flag, but they certainly aren't the "UnAmericans" anymore.

I hate to say this, but I agree with Scott Keith on something. For the last few weeks, he has pointed out how hard Goldust is working. The more they kill Goldust, the harder he works. His promos get better. His matches get better.Many other wrestlers have no ability to do this. When Stone Cold was unhappy with the writing, his matches got worse and worse. Not Goldust - he just keeps kicking more and more ass.

I really enjoyed seeing him pull off a Shattered Dreams last night. Most of the time he gets punked out after the setup.

Oh, and I do agree with SK and yourself. Goldust has become a favorite of mine over the past few months.

Originally posted by dMrthey're kinda in a Catch 22 with this team. If they win the titles then Booker T misses out on a much deserved singles run where he could/should easy be a part of the main event picture.

You have Goldust turn on Booker then you break up one of if not the most entertaining double acts on either show right now. And you have the problem of editing out JR's orgasmic groans as Regal/Storm pick up the titles at Armageddon...

I think they almost have too keep Booker in the tag division right now. It appears right now that Booker is behind RVD and Steiner(possibly)for main-event face pushes. So the best way to keep heat on him is to have BookDust have a long reign as tag champs. That way Booker keeps going over in big matches without having to job in singles matches. If they do it right, they could easily protect Booker for whenever they want to push him.

Originally posted by dMrthey're kinda in a Catch 22 with this team. If they win the titles then Booker T misses out on a much deserved singles run where he could/should easy be a part of the main event picture.

You have Goldust turn on Booker then you break up one of if not the most entertaining double acts on either show right now. And you have the problem of editing out JR's orgasmic groans as Regal/Storm pick up the titles at Armageddon...

I think they almost have too keep Booker in the tag division right now. It appears right now that Booker is behind RVD and Steiner(possibly)for main-event face pushes. So the best way to keep heat on him is to have BookDust have a long reign as tag champs. That way Booker keeps going over in big matches without having to job in singles matches. If they do it right, they could easily protect Booker for whenever they want to push him.

I'm going to tip my hand on my RAW predictions for the PPV right now (missed only the table match at Survivor Series, called a Steiner run-in).

Booker will turn on Goldust and become a heel, with Regal and Storm winning the tag belts. This will make sense shortly.Victoria pins Jackie in the triple threat match.And, to really throw a curve ball at everyone, HBK RETAINS the belt, 2 falls to 1. Now, the interesting part (coupled with my lack of faith in Vince). HBK retains, by doing a double turn with Trip, in an attempt to gain the magic of Bret/Austin '97. Unfortunately, it will go over much like the Hogan/Flair double turn in WCW. Trip will regain the belt at Rumble in Boston, doing the HBK Rumble '97 hometown hero living out dream storyline against all odds. This will allow a heel Booker to face Trip in February.

Originally posted by dMrthey're kinda in a Catch 22 with this team. If they win the titles then Booker T misses out on a much deserved singles run where he could/should easy be a part of the main event picture.

You have Goldust turn on Booker then you break up one of if not the most entertaining double acts on either show right now. And you have the problem of editing out JR's orgasmic groans as Regal/Storm pick up the titles at Armageddon...

I think they almost have too keep Booker in the tag division right now. It appears right now that Booker is behind RVD and Steiner(possibly)for main-event face pushes. So the best way to keep heat on him is to have BookDust have a long reign as tag champs. That way Booker keeps going over in big matches without having to job in singles matches. If they do it right, they could easily protect Booker for whenever they want to push him.

I'm going to tip my hand on my RAW predictions for the PPV right now (missed only the table match at Survivor Series, called a Steiner run-in).

Booker will turn on Goldust and become a heel, with Regal and Storm winning the tag belts. This will make sense shortly.Victoria pins Jackie in the triple threat match.And, to really throw a curve ball at everyone, HBK RETAINS the belt, 2 falls to 1. Now, the interesting part (coupled with my lack of faith in Vince). HBK retains, by doing a double turn with Trip, in an attempt to gain the magic of Bret/Austin '97. Unfortunately, it will go over much like the Hogan/Flair double turn in WCW. Trip will regain the belt at Rumble in Boston, doing the HBK Rumble '97 hometown hero living out dream storyline against all odds. This will allow a heel Booker to face Trip in February.

Originally posted by dMrthey're kinda in a Catch 22 with this team. If they win the titles then Booker T misses out on a much deserved singles run where he could/should easy be a part of the main event picture.

You have Goldust turn on Booker then you break up one of if not the most entertaining double acts on either show right now. And you have the problem of editing out JR's orgasmic groans as Regal/Storm pick up the titles at Armageddon...

I think they almost have too keep Booker in the tag division right now. It appears right now that Booker is behind RVD and Steiner(possibly)for main-event face pushes. So the best way to keep heat on him is to have BookDust have a long reign as tag champs. That way Booker keeps going over in big matches without having to job in singles matches. If they do it right, they could easily protect Booker for whenever they want to push him.

I'm going to tip my hand on my RAW predictions for the PPV right now (missed only the table match at Survivor Series, called a Steiner run-in).

Booker will turn on Goldust and become a heel, with Regal and Storm winning the tag belts. This will make sense shortly.Victoria pins Jackie in the triple threat match.And, to really throw a curve ball at everyone, HBK RETAINS the belt, 2 falls to 1. Now, the interesting part (coupled with my lack of faith in Vince). HBK retains, by doing a double turn with Trip, in an attempt to gain the magic of Bret/Austin '97. Unfortunately, it will go over much like the Hogan/Flair double turn in WCW. Trip will regain the belt at Rumble in Boston, doing the HBK Rumble '97 hometown hero living out dream storyline against all odds. This will allow a heel Booker to face Trip in February.

Damn, that does make sense. And it creates a nice and convienient way to keep RVD in the midcard. The only question is how face Steiner would be used. Of course, that's betting on a SWERVE~ happening soon.

If this were a year ago, and there were singles titles to go around, I'd agree, but now that the IC and Euro titles are gone, the Tag Titles have been elevated by default. Look at Smackdown: Every one of the SD6 could have been a singles contender (for one belt or the other), but instead they were put into teams that kicked serious ass and the new tag titles became the premiere belts in the company.

This month, Raw is going the same way. Jericho and Christian have been brilliant, and there are three other teams out there who are nearly as entertaining (BT&GD for the comedy, Duds for the Hardware and Storm/Regal for technical soundness). I don't see the tag titles as a weight to drag down stars when there is NO OTHER prize for the "big dogs" to fight over.

I don't want Booker and 'Dust to fued yet... it's going to have to be jealousy that splits them up, and there's no impetus for that right now.